Two people were arrested in Auburn Hills on accusations that they stole several catalytic converters. Titus Bigelow, 21, of Highland Park, and Amber Cherry, 23, of Detroit, were arrested Tuesday night after a witness saw them attempting to cut a catalytic converter off a vehicle in the Ride Share parking lot on Baldwin Road near I-75, police said. The witness called police, and an officer stopped the suspects' vehicle as it was leaving the parking lot. The suspects were unable to take the catalytic converter before they attempted to leave, but police found 10 catalytic converters and various tools inside the black 2007 Buick Lucerne they were driving. Bigelow and Cherry were both charged with attempted larceny from a motor vehicle. Bigelow's bond was set at $25,000 cash, 10 percent allowed, while Cherry received a $5,000 personal bond during arraignment at 52-3 District Court. Preliminary examinations are set for July 1. Investigators are attempting to determine where the catalytic converters were stolen from. Anyone with information is asked to call the Auburn Hills Police Department at 248-370-9444.

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-- Staff writer Dave Phillips

WEST BLOOMFIELD TWP.

Senior citizen reported missing is found

A 75-year-old man who had gone missing early this week was found, in good spirits by the West Bloomfield Fire department. Fire officials found Michael Jaffe of West Bloomfield around 5 p.m. and cleared him medically. Jaffe was last seen around 7:30 p.m. Monday, leaving the Library Pub on Haggerty Road. His wife told West Bloomfield police that he went to the bar with a friend and was planning on going to his friend's home to watch the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. Jaffe never made it to the man's house. Jaffe's friend called his wife when Jaffe didn't arrive at his home. Jaffe has the early stages of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. He is also diabetic, says West Bloomfield police Lt. Tim Diamond.

PONTIAC

'Good Samaritan' robs woman at gunpoint

A man posing as a Good Samaritan Tuesday night allegedly robbed a 29-year-old woman at gunpoint in the area of Clark Street and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, the Pontiac woman told deputies. The woman said she ran out of gas, and an unknown man arrived and began to push her vehicle. The man then pulled out a handgun and demanded money, but the woman had none, so the suspect stole an amplifier from the trunk of her car, she told officials. Later, the amplifier was found, but not the suspect, authorities reported. Detectives are following up on the case. The suspect is described to be a black man in his 20s, about 5-feet-8 and 195 pounds, with a dark complexion and braided hair.